From Publishers Weekly
Murakami's latest is a nonfiction work mostly concerned with his thoughts on the long-distance running he has engaged in for much of his adult life. Through a mix of adapted diary entries, old essays, reminiscences and life advice, Murakami crafts a charming little volume notable for its good-natured and intimate tone. While the subject matter is radically different from the fabulous and surreal fiction that Murakami (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) most often produces, longtime readers will recognize the source of the isolated, journeying protagonists of the author's novels in the formative running experiences recounted. Murakami's insistence on focusing almost exclusively on running can grow somewhat tedious over the course of the book, but discrete, absorbing episodes, such as a will-breaking 62-mile ultramarathon and a solo re-creation of the historic first marathon in Greece serve as dynamic and well-rendered highlights. Murakami offers precious little insight into much of his life as a writer, but what he does provide should be of value to those trying to understand the author's long and fruitful career. An early section recounting Murakami's transition from nightclub owner to novelist offers a particularly vivid picture of an artist soaring into flight for the first time. (Aug.)
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In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.
Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.
By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running.
转正:http://www.read.org.cn/html/2194-cun-shang-chun-shu-yu-shi-jian-guan-li-1.html 这段时间开始天天慢跑,然后顺便找了一些相关的书来看,把很早以前就在书单里的《当我谈跑步时,我谈些什么》看了几遍,从书中发现村上 春树的时间管理很好,非常符合精力管理中的原则...
评分小雨老师推荐我看看这本书:“作为一个坚持锻炼的人,应该很有共鸣。” 于是从一位习练空手道的同事那里借来。豆瓣上显示我曾经看过此书,但再翻开还是很陌生。由于有了lifelog的习惯,身边常备一个本子,边看边把觉得好的话抄下来——誊写是对阅读的最高礼遇。两天时间翻完全...
评分在拿起这本小书之前,我没有想到村上春树竟然还是一位爱好跑步的超级发烧友,更没有想到那个不断写下忧伤颓靡、天马行空文字的小说家,在现实生活中竟是一个如此强调克制与纪律性的人,这大大颠覆了我对他的固有印象。 从33岁开始,村上春树就把跑步当作写作以外最重...
评分读村上的书读了十年之后,我开始发现,自己已经不能再轻易地对别人说“是的,我很喜欢村上春树”。村上春树到底是个什么样的作家?作为一个被林少华译本启蒙的村上读者,在读完了村上春树所有作品的林少华译本、并认真体会了赖明珠的译本之后,我开始对这个问题越来越疑惑...
评分不论是从作品本身的内容,还是从这位村上新译者的功力来看,这本书都是我近来读到最棒的村上春树了。 从作品本身来看,他确实是一个实诚的人。那些在跑步中产生的极其细微、明白存在又稍纵即逝的想法,都被他一一捕获,毫不含糊地写在了纸上。这里面有人生的哲理(虽然觉得他...
“跑步是孤独的。骑自行车比跑步更孤独。”像漂浮的朽木一样游泳我也是会的。所以我不如去修炼铁人三项吧。 = =
评分这居然是我读的村上君的第一本书。接下来读他的《且听风吟》吧。英文版看着比中文版爽多了。 重新又读一遍。每次跑步的时候,ipod里面放的是这本书来听,真是应景。
评分村上的小说越来越不能看了,而杂文至少还和以前一样
评分Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional GR 3.71 (25000) Aud
评分村上的小说越来越不能看了,而杂文至少还和以前一样
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